THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG

EPISODE 2

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 @ 9:00PM

Tracing the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America, THE BLACK CHURCH reveals how Black people have worshipped and, through their spiritual journeys, improvised ways to bring their faith traditions from Africa to the New World, while translating them into a form of Christianity that was not only truly their own, but a redemptive force for a nation whose original sin was found in their ancestors’ enslavement across the Middle Passage.

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ON NOVA

LIFE

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

Without the chemistry of photosynthesis, ozone, and a molecule called Rubisco, none of us would be here. So how did we get so lucky? To find out, host David Pogue investigates the surprising molecules that allowed life on Earth to begin, and ultimately thrive. Along the way, he finds out what we’re all made of—literally.

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THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 @ 6:00PM

From its early origins to today’s Black Lives Matter movement, The Black Church explores the church’s powerful influence as the spiritual, cultural, and political epicenter of the African American community. Hear from iconic musicians such as John Legend, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams on the powerful role of gospel music within the Black church. (2 hours)

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WRITE MY NAME IN THE BOOK OF LIFE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 @ 9:00PM

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons uncover extraordinarily rare first-person accounts of their enslaved ancestors.

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VOICE OF FREEDOM

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 @ 9:00PM

On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words “all men are created equal.” Barred from performing in Constitution Hall because of her race, Anderson would sing for the American people in the open air.

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ON MASTERPIECE

CELL 99

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 @ 9:00PM

Searching for the secret to her father’s fate, Eliza goes to an abandoned prison. When the Duke joins her, they stumble on a nefarious criminal enterprise.

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ON MASTERPIECE

EPISODE 6,  A CURE FOR ALL ILLS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 @ 11:00PM

Defying Siegfried, Tristan coaxes James to try a risky procedure to save a stricken cow. Then James gets a shock from Helen.

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COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 @ 7:00PM

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code tells the story of the tragic 1995 Chicago heatwave, the most traumatic in U.S. history, in which 739 citizens died over the course of just a single week, most of them poor, elderly, and African American. Cooked is a story about life, death, and the politics of crisis in an American city that asks the question: Was this a one-time tragedy, or an appalling trend?

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THE SHIRTS ON THEIR BACKS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29 @ 9:00PM

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life.

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AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 @ 10:00PM

When it comes to music, there are no borders. Immerse yourself in a Pan-American musical journey starting with Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” performed by Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil, narrated by legendary Dodgers sportscaster Vin Scully. Hear Colombian singer-actor Carlos Vives sing “La Tierra de Olvido” and “La Gota Fria.”

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